Back when Dave Zeushel was building Merlins & painting them red he had a visit one day from some bloke from RR…
Upon viewing a rather nicely turned out red Merlin he stated “Back in the UK at RR we paint our scrap red” :D:D:D:D
Some kid of intake duct over by the rudder?
Just a thought but just how do you do a re-enactment if somebodys not dressed up as the Germans????????………………….
Friendly fire re-enactments? 😡
When they first retired the SR71’s the local Recycler rag had rudders going for $500 each….. 🙁
What trade show btw? & where’s it at?
& if you go to Palmdale:
Visit the Lockheed shop at Plant 42/Skunkworks. It’s to the right just before the main gate in the same building as the credit union… across from the F104 & F16.
If this is your first visit to Los Angeles, be aware that distances are great and traffic is slow. If possible, rent a car that has some sort of navigation system. An “hour’s journey” can be 2-3x longer if traffic is bad. Give yourself lots of time to travel.
My daily commute into LA is 55 miles, it takes me 50 minutes during rush hour….
Palmdale is 75 miles North of LAX, I’ve done Palmdale to LAX under an hour.
Chino is 90 miles from where I live, it takes an hour & 40 minutes to get there.
I was beginning to think you were one of those porn convention guys.
That was last weekend, in Vegas
er, apparently.
Is it still operating?
http://museumofflying.com/exhibits-features.htmlTook just over 1 hr by bus from downtown LA when I visited in 1992.
New location isn’t yet open, I just fettle the P51 & Stearman.
I’m here now. Thanks for all the ideas and comments …just what I hoped for.
The show I’m attending is NAMM – a music equipment trade show.
Well if you’re still around on Sunday afernoon show up at this place:
http://www.sagebrushcantina.com
Band starts at 3pm 🙂
I’m off to Santa Monica in the morning to sort out Cottonmouth (the P51, not the Hawker), May do lunch at the Spitfire Grill 🙂
Lockheed shop:
Get to the 14 North & exit at Ave P/Rancho Vista. Hang a right & head East. First left after the RR tracks is Lockheed Way. You’l see the HUGE building (light blue with a stripe around the top) you can see it from bloody miles away as you come down from the mtns into Palmdale.
Is Chino only accesable by car from LA?
Well, it’s not unknown to fly there… 😉
Hello???? What about Spar???:D
1. Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
2. Aeronautics. a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
********, just noticed it in the FIRST post… 🙁
ok, how about aerofoil.. as in, erm, them boats that climb outta the oggin? or is that hydrofoil?
ok, I’ll just shut up now…
ooh! ooh! I got one!! I got one!!!:cool::cool::cool::cool:
I use a *funnel* to put oil in P51, T6 & F7F oil tanks!! :p:p:p:p
Ways to improve UK airshows…
#1: Ban French commentators..
Cowling or cowl usually means a hood as in “a monks cowl”.
John
Which gives us the Monkfish.. which brings us back to the nautical 😉
Well that sucks butt. That issue didn’t show up in California…